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Tidewater Collegiate Academy Green Team, which is comprised of multiple grade levels and abilities, presented their PLT GreenSchools investigation results and highlighted the student-driven actions they have embraced to reduce their school’s environmental footprint and increase its sustainability…
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Can you spare an hour or two between now and April 19? We need additional volunteers to help review proposals for the NAAEE Conference and Research Symposium sessions. If you can help, please contact conference@naaee.org for more information.
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WWF’s 2018 Living Planet Report revealed the scale of human impact on our precious natural world. Our Planet, launched on Netflix earlier this month, takes the story further. The eight-part series, voiced by David Attenborough, reveals the natural wonders that remain, and explores what we need to do…
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Seeking feedback on this article that calculates four high-impact actions to reduce personal CO2 emissions but finds that few textbooks mention them as solutions
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Why does EE struggle in today's world of accountability and excessive testing? Why do people say the only way to assess gains in learning is through a standardized test? Why is seat-time the only way touted to truly learn? Why is hands-on learning, nature, outdoor exploration, environmental…
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You may have spotted the main filters in the eeRESEARCH library didn't include 'behavior change', while other databases do, or this is a key term for searching the holdings... As a work around, you can run crosschecks of searches, tags and results in that database on those terms, with those…
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On April 24, the Spring 2019 Drawdown EcoChallenge ended, and the 1,054 teams that participated (including an NAAEE Team) saved about 344,704 pounds of CO2 !!! For me, that's an astounding measure of what a collective, concerted effort can accomplish in Drawing Down our impacts ! If you missed this…
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Not all kids are born loving the great outdoors. For some, “nature” is synonymous with dirty, scary, and unpleasant. How can we help these children change their associations with the natural world and learn to see it as an exciting, fun, and comforting place?
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Enroll now for a free educator certification program sponsored by National Geographic.
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Environment education is one of the oldest divisions of WWF-India, which has continuously worked towards its mission and vision to inform, inspire, and empower the children, youth, and citizens of India to take action for a sustainable planet. Read here about WWF-India's formal school program, Ek…
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Explore how nature-based learning empowers young children to see themselves as agents of change in our latest Feature Story, read a Q-and-A from a veteran nature educator, and find out who will be delivering the keynote address at the 2019 Natural Start Conference in our March Newsletter.
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One week left to submit your proposal for a session at NAAEE’s Annual Conference Oct 16-19 in Lexington, KY. This year’s theme: “Educating for a Just and Sustainable Future” will attract hundreds of fellow environmental educators who focus on Climate Change Education. So, you’ll have loads of…
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Two weeks left to submit your proposal for a session at NAAEE’s Annual Conference Oct 16-19 in Lexington, KY. This year’s theme: “Educating for a Just and Sustainable Future” will attract hundreds of fellow environmental educators who focus on Climate Change Education. So, you’ll have loads of…
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Tackling environmental issues requires a human diversity that mirrors the biodiversity of any healthy ecosystem. However, the goal of a fully inclusive environmental movement continues to be elusive to many. How can we bridge the gap? View this Colorado Alliance for EE 2019 annual conference video…
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Learn how the connection between an elementary school and university has created a fertile ground for using the arts and communication and respecting the thoughts and ideas of the students. and Read their thoughts about our earth and climate.
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Read this interview with Sally Birdsall, Chair, National Executive Committee, NZAEE.
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Conversation with David Schmeltz, Senior Analyst, Atmospheric Science and Policy, US EPA.
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Books and movies have made animals, insects and plants so charming and sympathetic, and at times so frightfully magnificent and impressive. Can young children do without these entertaining animations and anthropomorphism, that is, making animals, insects and plants look and behave like humans?
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As part of ee360, NAAEE and the Affiliate Network will be holding a Leadership Clinic in June. The five-day clinic will provide an opportunity for selected Affiliates to strengthen their roles as leaders within their states, advancing effective environmental education with larger and more diverse…
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Get ideas for planning a safe and rewarding nature field trip for young children, find inspiration in a beachside preschool, and review the latest professional development opportunities in Natural Start’s February Newsletter.
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This year the eePRO Global moderation team will be exploring the role of environmental education in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Research suggest that small changes in the language educators use to introduce science and STEM tasks may have an impact on performance, particularly for students who feel threatened by stereotypes suggesting they are less likely to perform well in the subject.
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In this guest blog, middle-schooler Dalia Melody Hembal shares her research on water conservation. To learn more about Grades of Green, visit https://www.gradesofgreen.org/.